Grantmaking Priorities: 2021 - 2023

We establish grantmaking priorities in order to make the greatest impact.  We typically apply them for three years and then review them. And we publicise them to help would-be applicants know what we are likely to fund. These priorities are not exclusive, and the Foundation may consider exceptional applications outside them where the projected results fit well within our overall aims.  We revised these priorities in 2020 in the light of the pandemic.  They are currently under review and new priorities will be launched in November 2023.

Top Priorities

1. Directly support the academic achievement of pupils, particularly projects that will help close the attainment gap between pupil premium pupils and their peers. 
2. Support young people (under 30) into employment – priority will go to projects that are able to offer routes into secure employment at London Living Wage level and/or working with young people who are furthest from the labour market.  
3. Maximising access to free, independent advice from accredited sources, particularly in the fields of debt, housing and employment rights. ​
   
   Subsidiary Priorities
   
4. To address student (re-)engagement with school, particularly in transition years and for students at risk of exclusion. 
   
5. Early intervention projects that address the mental health needs of our target pupil groups where it is clear they cannot be funded by school or state. 
   
   

All our work is aimed at helping low-income Lambeth residents under 30 move along the following pathways. The purpose is whole-life improvement in personal financial circumstances: